On June 26, 2018, Genesis youth interns and leaders attended the "Day of Action at West County Detention Facility" in Richmond, CA. Genesis team members, fellow participants, and organizations wanted to stand together as a coalition in protest towards the separation of families and the violation of immigrant rights. This ICE facility is operated by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's office where about 200 immigrants are detained. This is what we learned: 1) Recently, one of th

On June 13th 2018, Genesis organized a presentation advocating for Restorative Justice to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission. The presentation took place during the Commission’s monthly meeting at the Juvenile Justice Center in San Leandro. Genesis in solidarity with RJOY, Community Works West, and Restore Oakland spread awareness of the benefit and positive impact of Restorative Justice. Genesis had two youth interns that were apart of the presentatio